I would recommend just telling people that you are doing an experiment of no alcohol for a year to see how it affects your body and your mind. At first you can tell them that you're just starting and you aren't going to give up so early. Later you can tell them you've gone this far you don't want to give up.
You will definitely find yourself in some situations where people are pressuring you, but that won't be hard to get through. What I think might be harder for you is going out a few times and not having a good time because people around you are really drunk and say and doing really drunk annoying things. This may make you want to drink the next time you go out so you won't miss out on the drunk fun. That will be the test, get through it. You'll have to make you own options and decisions from here. If you can put up with that, if you want to go to different places or hang out with different people. Fortunately you'll have a whole year to perfect it and you'll probably discover some really fun non-alcoholic things to do with your life. Your liver will thank you later.
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